How a ‘gigantic’ mistake scrambled the sale of the ‘Kryptos’ secret code

A coded passage in “Kryptos,” Jim Sanborn’s sculpture at CIA headquarters, has gone unsolved for decades. After he announced its auction, two researchers stumbled on the answer.

Patti Smith’s Family Secrets

This article appears in the December 2025 print edition with the headline “Patti Smith’s Lifetime of Reinvention.” ...

U.S. national intelligence director says former American strategy of ‘regime change’ is over

U.S. national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard says America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” has ...

For a Literary Saint, Margaret Atwood Can Sure Hold a Grudge

She had to be pushed to write her new memoir, “Book of Lives.” The result reveals the experiences (and a few slights) that have shaped her work.

Patti Smith’s mesmerizing new memoir looks back in wonder — and sorrow

Patti Smith, the celebrated rock poet who won a National Book Award for ‘Just Kids,’ revisits her hard-scrabble childhood, success and the loss of her husband, Fred Sonic Smith, in 'Bread of Angels.' ...

See the Secret Networks Smuggling Drugs to the U.S. From Latin America

Maps and charts show the challenges to President Trump’s strategy of blowing up alleged drug boats.
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Lesson Plan: America's Book Club - Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Justice Amy Coney Barrett talked about her early life including school, her family, and experience with law. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy ...

The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model

When you imagine media in a dictatorship, you probably think of something dull and gray. Maybe a Soviet state-television ...

Washington’s Hidden Rulebook: The 2025 Darklore Depository And The Case For Guidance Document Reform

A Halloween dive into regulatory dark matter: 70,401 guidance documents haunt federal websites as portals vanish and ...
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And So We Thought: Oppenheimer and the closing of the American mind

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” may be beautiful, but he lacks the fundamental richness that makes “American Prometheus” so ...
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Phoenix Arizona Best Kept Secrets: Hidden Gems For Living

PHOENIX, ARIZONA: Phoenix is becoming overcrowded. People keep moving to Arizona because of our weather. Because of that our cities are becoming very crowded all across Phoenix Metro. More Videos From ...